Chris Townsend wrote:

The sound bar and stand will be though. All B&O would need to do us insist on the size etc to fit surely?

B&O insist to LG - really???

Puncher wrote:

Chris Townsend wrote:

The sound bar and stand will be though. All B&O would need to do us insist on the size etc to fit surely?

B&O insist to LG - really???

Old saying comes to mind, insist in one hand and dump in the other and see which fills up first. 🤒

Puncher wrote:

Chris Townsend wrote:

The sound bar and stand will be though. All B&O would need to do us insist on the size etc to fit surely?

B&O insist to LG - really???

I must admit. Incredible. Insist to a huge manufacturer....in years to come, they "must" create a panel to fit an old sound bar? Really? Insist.

moxxey wrote:

Puncher wrote:

Chris Townsend wrote:

The sound bar and stand will be though. All B&O would need to do us insist on the size etc to fit surely?

B&O insist to LG - really???

I must admit. Incredible. Insist to a huge manufacturer....in years to come, they "must" create a panel to fit an old sound bar? Really? Insist.

Like insisting to Apple that they should continue with 30 pin connectors to fit the BS8.

moxxey wrote:

I must admit. Incredible. Insist to a huge manufacturer....in years to come, they "must" create a panel to fit an old sound bar? Really? Insist.

Well, they (B&O and LG) must have made some rules (a contract) on how this can work.

Since LG isn't going to support old models of their OLEDs for Bang & Olufsen alone, there must be some sort of agreement on how to handle the future product updates on LG OLEDs.

B&O said that the next years LG TV's will fit the Eclipse Sound System also.

However, whether or not this require modifications at the B&O end year after year, we don't know. But I would assume that LG has agreed on some sort of a common interface, to handle the connection between the two parties.

  /Lars

Chris Townsend wrote:

Because they are the fee paying customer. Is the panel the Eclipse uses a standard size C7, or one that has been built to fit? At B&Os insistence.

True in that there is a partnership with LG rather than B&O just making a sound bar to carry a screen that LG just happen to make.

Graham

Who wants to upgrade their screen part every year?

A lot of the Beoworlders have gad their tv's for ages - and are still happy.

MM

Lars Ladingkaer wrote:

moxxey wrote:

I must admit. Incredible. Insist to a huge manufacturer....in years to come, they "must" create a panel to fit an old sound bar? Really? Insist.

Well, they (B&O and LG) must have made some rules (a contract) on how this can work.

Much like software development or Spotify contracts?

The LG panel has custom rear components. They aren't going to make drop-in custom swap out panels in years to come for a manufacturer selling small numbers each year.

This is taking positive wishful thinking to another level and now beyond.

moxxey wrote:

The LG panel has custom rear components. They aren't going to make drop-in custom swap out panels in years to come for a manufacturer selling small numbers each year.

This is taking positive wishful thinking to another level and now beyond.

Well, the actual connection between the two is just HDMI.

This means it will work with any LG OLED beyond.

But they (LG & B&O) will have to commit to a design for the interconnection, and I believe that they have.

  /Lars